Back in April I headed over to Las Vegas to catch my favourite childhood band in what was the first time the iconic duo of Axl Rose and Slash performed together in their first proper show in over 20 years.

Now, with the band set to come perform at Slane Castle in May next year, here's a rundown of what you can expect...

The band

While it’s generally being billed as a reunion, not everyone from the classic line-up will be making an appearance.

Axl and Guns N’ Roses minus Slash and Duff have played in Belfast and Fublin a couple of times in the last decade, but 2017 will be the first time the iconic trio have performed together in Ireland since Slane in 1992.

The band also features long-time keyboardist Dizzy Reed, but classic members have been replaced by drummer Frank Ferrer, guitarist Richard Fortus with the addition of keyboardist Melissa Reese.

The songs

Whether you’re a fan of Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child O’ Mine or November Rain, the setlist will have you covered. The band have been playing pretty much all of their hits when touring the States and South America.

The setlists have been long with a couple of fan favourites thrown in to keep it fresh.

Surprisingly for some, 2008’s Chinese Democracy, which only featured Axl Rose and the ‘new Guns N’ Roses’, gets a fair outing each night.

In an interview, Axl said that Slash and Duff had taken it upon themselves to learn the songs. Compromises, eh?

Guest appearances

Notable absentees from the reunited band include guitarist Izzy Stradlin, drummer Steven Adler and to a lesser extent their replacements in the early 90s Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum.

Fan favourite Steven has made a couple of guest appearances with the band but at this point anything from the other three looks unlikely.

On time

Guns N’ Roses have been notoriously late performers throughout their career but shockingly this time around, they’ve wised it up. So much so that on the second night in Vegas I missed opener It’s So Easy because I thought they’ll not be on time.

Lesson learned.

New music

Not yet. There have been rumours that the band are working on new material but it’s been fairly quiet at this point. There’s a small chance by the time this Irish gig comes around they’ll have new songs out there but it’s looking unlikely.

A new ‘Greatest Hits’ or ‘Best Of’ could be on the cards, but if you’re looking to refresh your memory ahead of the gigs you may be just best to stick on Appetite for Destruction or the Use Your Illusion albums.

Are they any good?

The band are reportedly pulling in $3million per show - so cries of a cash grab reunion tour haven’t been too far away.

But, ex sworn enemies Axl and Slash have put their differences aside and actually seem to be having fun.